Matrix-setting and line-casting machine



1927; Apnl D. PETRLPALMEDQ MATRIX SETTING AND LINE QASTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 8. 1924 2 smug-sheet 1 1927. D. PETRl-PALMEDO MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 8, 1924 2 Shuts-Sheet 2 Inventor be known, also thecollecting device.

latter is substantially constituted by a.

Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

UNITED STATES DAVID PETEI-PALMEDO, DECEASED; BY ANNA EMILIE EMIiIA PETRI-PALMEDO EX- EC "GTIIRIJIX, 0F BEBLIN-GH-ARLOTTENB'URG, GERMANY, ASSIGrNOZR, TO STANDARD COM-POSITOR AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

MATRIX-SETTING AND LINE-CASTING MACHINE;

Application filed February 8,1924, Serial No. 691,528, and in. Germany Febr uary 1-2, 1923.

This invention relates to matrix setting and line casting machines, in Which rotating matrices and justifying spaces are taken tlrom a magazine by using a keyboard, justilied in lines, brought to a casting mold, cast and again distributed and placed in the magazine. In such machines, in order to increase their usefulness, it; has become the rule touse the so-called twoeletter matrices, that is to say matrices which inplace of one character, have two characters. cut in the edge, one above the other, in such a manner that according to the position of the matrix relatively to the casting mold, the lower or the higher character. is cast, when casting the line. with devices which allow, when collecting or forming the matrices into aline, of bringing them at will into the higher or lower po: sition. Such a device more particularly forms the subject of this invention.

The rectangular shape of: the matrices with laterally projecting upper and, lower lugs as generally used, may be assumec lnto quickly travelling collecting band which, on the corresponding keys being depressed, brings the matrices dropping out from. the magazine, to the collecting point. where theystriken quickly revolving star wheel which.

places them singly in upright. position side by side anchpresses them to a point. behind two small locking books. When two-letter matrices are to be used, it has hitherto been usual to arrange the striking surfaces for the lower lugs of the matrices behind the collector wheel and adjustable ina vertical direction, or to arrange a second stopthe so-calledbridgeat a higher level and in such amanner thatit may be pushed inand out. In that way the matrices may. be col: lected at will-in one of the two positions as regards their level;

The manipulation of the known constructions is however not very simple, more paricularly as the progress, of the line has to be watched with the greatest care. According to the invention, this is obviated by col? lecting all the matrices in one and the same position, namely in a mean or middle position, and by effecting the adjustment to highor low immediately on the comple-,

tion of; the setting of the givenwvord, the

These machines must be provided.

manipulation being purely mechanical, and

the same for both positions.

A construction according to the invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which Figures. 1.

to 6 show the various positions of the switches or points and; of the corresponding parts during the setting of a. linei'rom mat.- rices which are partly to be in the high. and, partly in, the low, position, arranged as more particularly shown, in Figure 7; Figure 7 shows, in av diagrammatic manner an, arrangement of the setting. of: the matrices. Figures 1 and 5" are cross-sections respectively onthe l1nes.AB andv (LTD of Figures 1 and .5.

The matrices are assembled in a, known.

manner from a magazineby a. collector band 1; (Figure 1-) relative toa star. wheel 2. which.

pressestheni behind locking books 3; against astop 4; toengage in frontot theassembled matrices which is. movable longitudinallyand yiel-dingly urged: in. a direction. toward upper and'loweri recesses of a lower. pair of' matrlx lug engaging recesses at the entrance .end of and lnspaced relation to the conduit recesses is arrangcda matrix receiving support in the form of a-railor bar. Sonirhich.

the ll'ltllllCQS.ClGllVQlQClTbY the band 1 are positioned by the wheel 2. A switch in the form of the bar or. rail; 6 is pivotallysuper ported at; one end at the forward end ot the bar. 5, with thefree endterminating adjacent the entrance end of the conduit recesses, which switch is manually adjustabletodirect or, guide the matrices. collected on the bar 5 and advanced from said bar to cause.

the matrix lugs to engage and'beisupported in either the upper or lower conduit recessesaccording to theposltion to .which the switch is. adjusted. A second matrix. support in the form of a pair of fixed and-parallelbars are arranged above andspaced-from the bar 5, switches 7 being pivotally' supported at n at the forward ends of said bars and normally yieldingly urged to position in alinement with the lower wall of the upper circuit recesses by springs 11 connected at one end to a fixed part and at the other end to levers 12 fixed to the switch support, said switches being adapted to be moved upward for the passage of matrix lugs into the upper recess when the switch 6 is adjusted to direct the matrices to position with the lower matrix lugs to engage'in the upper recesses 01' the lower conduit recesses. The matrices are moved from the support 5 into the conduit by a finger 8 pivotally connected. to a slide and engaging in the rear of the matrices assembled on the support 5 and as said slide is moved or advanced forward in the usual manner. The adjustment of the" switch 6 is effected by a handle 10 which may be brought into either one of two positions, indicated by O, the upper position, and U, the lower position, said handle being in the nature of a yielding detent having a pin extending from the back to engage in either one of a pair of perforations arranged adjacent the indications O and U, and and thus releasably retain the switch (3 in either one of its adjusted positions.

The operation is as follows: Let it be assumed that a line is to be set in which it is first desired that anumber of matrices should be in the low position, followed by a number of matrices in the upper position and then again by a number in the low position. The first named matrices are marked I, the higher ones II, the matrices in low position following after these and situated at the farthest right hand side end are marked III (Figure 7). At the beginning of the operation the lever 10 is placed relative to the indication U (Figure 1) when the matrices I are released in the usual manner from the magazine and moved by the star wheel 2 on the bar 5. After a given number oi. matrices have been placed side by side, they are advanced to the left into the collecting conduit by the linger 8, the matrices sliding down and directed by the switch into the lower position (Figure 2). The lever 10 is then moved to O. The switch is thus raised (Figure 3), and the finger 8 is withdrawn or returned by the slide 9, the stop 4 pushes the line of matrices already set '(that is to say the matrices which are to be in the low position) to the right. The matrix lugs during this movement of the matrices being directed by the switch 6 to position to engage below the support 5.

The mechanism is now in position for the addition of the part II of the line, that is to say all those matrices which in the finished line are to be in the upper position. Matrices are then assembled side by side in the usual manner Figure 4) and then advanced to the left by the finger 8 and durswitch 7 to permit of the passage thereunder or the upper matrix lugs, Figure i. After the matrices pass the switch 7, said switch is again moved by the spring 11 to its normal position, and as retrograde movement is imparted to tl'ic linger S the matrices are again moved back to the right by the stop 4-, the last set up matrices II durin this mrwement being directed by the switch 7 so that the upper matrix lugs engage upon fixed bars extending in parallel and spaced relation to i the bar 5 and in line with the switch 7 to be supported thereby. (Figures 3 and 7.)

The lever 10 is then again set on U, and the matrices for the line portion III are then assembled side by side upon the bar or rail 5 in the manner hereinbe'lore described, whereupon the process is repeated in exactly the same way as just described. After the line is finished, it is oushed oil on to the casting carriage.

The present invention has th advantage that for each change in tie matrix position, it requires merely a quick movement to and no or the finger or collecting carriage 8, and a change of position of the switch 6. The manipulation is a purely mechanical one, and it is not necessary to watch the line.

If it is to be taken into consideration, that single matrices must be adapted to be subsequently removed from the copy for the purpose of correction, arrangements may be made which prevent the rest of the matrices from dropping out when the front of wall of the matrix conduit has been turned out, and a single matrix removed. Such ar-' rangeni-ent does not however term part of the present invention.

What I claim is:

1. In matrix setting and line casting machines, a matrix collecting conduit having two pairs of parallel and predetermined spaced ledges on opposite walls to arrange the conduit with superposed matrix lug engaging recesses, a fixed matrix receiving support arranged at and spaced from the en trance ends of said conduit recesses. and a switch interposed between said fixed support and conduit recesses to direct the matrices advanced from said support into the conduit with the lugs thereon to engage either the upper or lower recesses in the collecting conduit.

2. In matrix setting and line casting machines, a matrix collecting conduit having superposed matrix lug engaging recesses, a

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fixed matrix receiving and supporting bar arranged at and in spaced relation to the entrance end of said collecting conduit and positioned intermediate the recesses, means to advance the matrices collected on said bar into the collecting conduit, and adjustable means interposed between said bar and the collecting conduit to direct the matrices advanced from the bar with the matrix lugs to engage in either the upper or lower recesses in the collecting conduit.

3. In matrix setting and line casting machines, a matrix collecting conduit arranged with two pairs of superposed matrix lug engaging recesses in the side walls, a fixed matrix receiving and supporting bar arranged at and in spaced relation to the entrance of said conduit and positioned intermediate the lower pair of recesses, a stop to engage in front of the assembled matrices movable longitudinally of the conduit and yieldingly urged in a direction toward the bar, means to advance the matrices from the bar into the conduit, switch means interposed between said bar and the conduit to direct the matrices to engage the lugs thereon into the lower or upper recesses as the matrices are advanced from the bar, said stop being adapted to return the matrices to collecting position, and said switch means during said retrograde movement of the matrices adapted to guide the matrices with the lower matrix lugs to engage below the bar.

4. Matrix collecting means for matrix setting and line casting machines'as claimed in claim 8, wherein a second pair of bars are superposed to the first bar for the engagement of the upper matrix lugs when the matrices are returned to collecting position by the movable stop with the lower matrix lugs engaging above the matrix receiving and supporting bar to support the matrices from the upper lugs.

Matrix collecting means for matrix set ting and line casting machines as claimed in claim 3, wherein a second pair of bars are superposed to the matrix receiving and supporting bar, and switches interposed between said bars and conduit normally urged to position in line with the lower wall of the upper recess of the upper pair of recesses in the conduit and adapted to guide the matrices supported in the upper recesses in the conduit to said superposed bars when retrograde movement is imparted to the matrices by the movable stop and the lower lugs of the previously set up matrices guided to engage above the matrix receiving and sup porting bar to support subsequent set up matrices by said upper bars from the upper matrix lugs, and said switches adapted to guide the matrices with the upper lugs to engage the upper conduit recesses when the matrices are advanced from said upper bars.

6. In matrix collecting means for matrix setting and line casting machines, a collecting conduit arranged with two superposed pairs of matrix lug engaging recesses in the opposite walls thereof, a matrix receiving support arranged at and spaced from the entrance end of the conduit, means to assemble matrices upon said support, matrix supporting means superposed to said receiving support, means to advance matrices assembled on said receiving support into the conduit, stop means to engage at the front of the assembled matrices movable longitudi nally of the conduit yieldingly urged in a direction toward the support, a switch interposed between the matrix receiving support and conduit to direct the matrices advanced from said receiving support into the conduit with the matrix lugs to engage either the upper or lower conduit recesses, and direct matrices advanced to the conduit with the matrix lugs engaging in the lower conduit recesses when retrograde movement is imparted thereto by the stop means to position with the matrix lugs to engage below the matrix receiving support, and switch means interposed between the upper matrix supporting means and conduit operative to direct matrices which have been advanced to the conduit with the matrix lugs engaging in the upper conduit recess to position with the upper matrix lugs to engage upon and be supported by the upper supporting means when retrograde movement is imparted to said matrices by the stop means and direct said matrices from said upper supporting means to position the matrices in the conduit with the upper matrix lugs engaging in the upper conduit recesses by any subsequent advancing movement of the matrices.

7. 1n matrix setting and line casting machines, a matrix collecting conduit arranged with two pairs of parallelly arranged longitudinal recesses in the opposite walls thereof for the engagement of matrix lugs to support matrices in the conduit, a matrix receiving and supporting rail at and in spaced relation to the entrance end of the conduit and located in a mean position between the lower pair of conduit recesses, a switch bar pivotally support-ed at the forward end of the matrix receiving and supporting rail with the free end to terminate adjacent the entrance end of the conduit recesses, and selective means to adjust said switch to direct matrices assembled on and delivered from the rail with the mat lugs to engage in either one of the conduit recesses.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

Mrs. ANNA EMILIE EMMA PETRl-PALMEDO, 

